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Three Willamette Students Make Final Round for Truman Scholarship

Willamette congratulates three students who are finalists in
receiving the prestigious Truman Foundation Scholarship. Willamette
joins Yale and Dartmouth as the only universities that nominated
three or more students and had a 100% success rate in the choice of
finalists.

The three Willamette finalists are:

Anna Carpenter '02, a sociology major from
Boulder City, Nev. She will travel to Phoenix, Az., to interview on
March 5.

Johnny Vong '02, a politics major from Upland,
Calif. He is currently studying in Galway, Ireland and will
interview in Oxford, England, on Feb. 26.

Russell Bither-Terry '02, a politics major
from Eagle River, Alaska. He will interview in Washington, D.C., on
March 26, one day after returning from a spring break study trip to
Cuba.

Recipients of the Truman Scholarship receive $30,000 for
undergraduate and graduate study leading to careers in public
service, along with leadership training and internship
opportunities In 2000 the Truman Foundation recognized Willamette
for fostering awareness of the Truman Scholarship competition on
campus and encouraging students to consider careers in public
service.

In the last three years Willamette has had ten Truman finalists
going to regional interviews, the final round of competition.